It was with great pleasure that I and my wife attended a performance of GLOC's "All Night Strut!". Paul Dean Lewis, your usual NODA Rep., could not make it, and asked me to sub. for him. Curiously enough, when he phoned, I had, the evening before, attended another performance of the same show, so knew what tunes to expect. However, the interpretation and production were quite different. Rick Myrtle, the Director & Choreographer, and Martin Wilcox, the Musical Director, had assembled a large and well drilled, enthusiastic cast, and, also, a stunning set - a 4Os-style coffee bar, with a huge authentic-looking jukebox. Incidentally, what a good idea to have it 'playing' all those old hit songs before the performance started. I wasn't quite clear whether we were supposed to be in America or England, when the 'war' section started. The air-raid sirens (which still send a chill down the spine for the older generation!) "A Nightingale Sang" & "White Cliffs Of Dover" seemed to indicate the latter, but all the numbers were so well sung & staged that it didn't really matter. Unfortunately, when the general standard of presentation and dancing was so high, just one man out-of-step sticks out like a sore thumb, and one tends to watch that person in all the concerted numbers. The Orchestra, expertly led by Martin Wilcox, were superb, and, (Thank Heaven!), not unbearably loud! Lighting (Pete Balls) & Sound (Simon Currie & Crew) added much to the ambience of the show, and Props. (Sam Thomas) were fine, and suitably in period. The Costumes, the ladies in rainbow colours and matching shoes, the men, matching them with their ties, and also the ladies 'bobby-soxer' outfits and evening dresses, and the men's two-tone shoes and identical braces, proved a tremendous credit to the hard-working Wardrobe team. Besides the lively and enthusiastic full company items, most of the other songs were sung exceptionally well by various trios and quartets, involving some outstandingly fine voices, with some vivacious and 'bouncy' performances from others. "Java Jive", put across like a barbershop quartet, was a 'wow'! Having no dialogue or plot to think about, meant the audience could relax, and just enjoy the great songs and dancing, and one could see the older members mouthing all the words with the Cast, and hear them saying, after the show, "They don't write 'em like that anymore! " Thank you very much for inviting us to see this exhilarating 'Revue', which was a real nostalgia 'kick! ' Also, many thanks for the warm hospitality from your Front-of-House Manager. Vic Golding